Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-03-01
State News.
ANDROSCOGGIN.

ANDRosCoGGIN.
The wool stolen from the Farnsworth NJ
Co., of Lisbon Center. and subsequently
traced to Philadelphia, has been 'dentlned
there and is held as storage Tor the
Farnsworth folks.
CUMBERLAND.
Ivory Berry, superintendent of the Scar
| boro town farm was found on the road near
the old graveyard at Broad turn, Tuesday
evening, in an unconscious condition. lie
had been missing since the morning, and 1t is
supposed his mind has become deranged he
remains in a comatose condition, and his re-
coverv is considered doubtful.
LINCOLN.
EDGscoxB.-Our correspondent writes,
Feb 81: The Baptist Society will hold their
annual Fair this week Herbert Decker and
his daughter Mabel have returned to Boston
Miss Mary Davis has returned from Wal
doboro-Mrs. C. F. IIaggett is visiting
Bath.
The case which has been pending for three
or four wears, between Rosco Hurd and Amos
Blazo of Porter, for $50, and which was de-
cided last week at Paris. in favor of Blazo, is
said to have cost Blazo over 5000, and Hurd
5000 or $780, The entire expense doubtless
amounted to 81 900.
PENoBsCoT.
The Sophomore class at the Maine State
College has elected the following officers
President, A. j. Coffin, Harrington; Vice
President, Miss Maude A. Mathews, Still
water; Secretary and Treasurer, G. S. Wick
cry, Glenburn; Collector, G. M. Gay, Sacca-
Kappa; Base Ball Manager, G. G. Freeman,
Cherryfield; Executive Committee, c. G..
Cushman. John Reed, Miss Nellie w. Reed,
The Mattaws mkeag Log Driving Company
will hold its annual meeting at the office OF
Abram Moor, Esq, Tuesday, March 10th, at
10 o'clock. The Directors chosen will hold a
session at 2 80 in the afternoon of the same
day to receive bids on the driving of the logs
into the Penobscot boom.
SOMERSET.
ST. ALBANs.-Our correspondent writes,
Feb. %: Breaking roads is the order of the
day in this vicinity, the last storm of Thurs
day and Friday drifting the roads badly, and
delaying the mail service on the cars and
stage. Four feet of solid snow is reported by
those who work in the woods.-The new pro-
prietors of the mill here, the Thompson
Bros. are running it to lis full capacity,
saving long and short lumber.-The corn
1dCtUTy meetlilk " Ue uSiu Eluuy SNCuluS, W
ascertain the amount subscribed to aid the
enterprise, was postponed on account of the
storm, and the lecture and panorama under
the auspices of the G. A. r. Post, advertised
to come off Saturday evening, was also a fail
ure for the same reason.-It is rumered here
that T. B. Seekins, Esq, former resident,
now connected with woolen mill at South
Dover, will return in the spring and engage
in some manufacturing enterprise here.
The town of ST. Adams at their annual
meeting voted that if corn canning estab-
lishment erected, as proposed, by Mr.. L..
Phinnev, of StrCudwater, to exempt the fac
tory from taxation for a term of years.
committee of ten was raised to arrange for
funds to forward the enterprise, with every
prospect of its being carried through.
WASHINGTON.
The directors of the Frontier steamboat
company are considering the project of put
ting on new boat to run between Eastport
and Calais. The New England Shipbuiiding
Company estimate the cost of such boat as
they want will be about $40, 600.
AT LARGE.
Major Chas. II. Watson of Castine, who
was quartermaster of the Third Maine Infan-
try, has been reelected Senior Vice Com
mander of o. NJ. Mitchell Post, No. 81, G.
A. r, of Atlanta, Ga. Major Watson is as
sstant treasurer of the Western and Atlantic
railroad in that city, of which Col. VIM. C.
Merrill of Maine, is treasurer Capt Joseph
II. Thbedeaux, the Chaplain of the Post, is
also Maine man, hailing from the Aroostook
section. He is auditor OF the Western and
Atlantic railroad, and in another department
can be found Capt. l. A. Burns of Maine, an
alumnus of Bowdoin College.